July 2, 2008 at 6:10 AM
Johnson throws 6 scoreless innings in Sea Dog win
7/2 Cup of Coffee: Pawtucket defeated Syracuse 5-3. David Pauley threw 7 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Lincoln Holdzkom threw 0.2 of an inning allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. Jon Switzer (4-1) retired the 1 hitter he faced. Hunter Jones threw 1 inning striking out 2 of the 3 hitters he faced. Keith Ginter went 2 for 3 with a run scored. Sean Danielson went 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Portland downed Trenton 4-1. Kris Johnson (7-3) went 6 scoreless innings allowing 6 hits. He did not walk a batter while fanning 3. Daniel Bard threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He had 3 Ks. Chad Rhoades went 1 inning allowing 1 run on 1 hit and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Beau Vaughn closed the game out allowing a BB while fanning 1 in the 9th. Jeff Corsaletti went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
High Desert doubled the score on Lancaster 10-5. Travis Beazley (3-9) threw 5 innings giving up 7 runs on 8 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Jason Blackey went 3 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and a BB. He had 6 Ks. Jason Place went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Lars Anderson went 2 for 4 with a home run. Josh Reddick went 2 for 4.
Asheville defeated Greenville 12-6. Chad Povich (5-3) threw 4.1 frames giving up 5 runs on 5 hits and 4 BB. He had 5 Ks. Ryne Miller went 1.2 innings allowing 6 runs on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Felix Ventura threw 3 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 4 Ks. Ryan Kalish went 2 for 4 with a RBI. Jared Stanley went 4 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. David Marks went 2 for 4.
Lowell blanked Oneonta 3-0. Hunter Strickland (1-1) threw 5 shutout innings allowing 3 hits and 2 BB. He had 1 K. Charlie Rosario threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Seth Garrison threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and 1 BB. Rafael Cabreja went 2 for 4 with a home run. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 3.
The Gulf Coast Red Sox downed the Pirates 9-5. Pete Ruiz threw 3 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and a BB. Jorge Rodriguez (2-0) went 3 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 4 BB. He had 2 Ks. Dennis Neuman threw a clean inning fanning 1. Dustin Mercadante went 2 frames giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Andrew Frezza went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Pete Gilardo went 3 for 3 and scored 3 runs.
In the Dominican, the Red Sox blanked the Giants 3-0. Roman Mendez (1-0) threw 5 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Juan Bonifacio went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI.
Player of the Night: Kris Johnson who threw 6 scoreless innings to lead Sea Dogs to victory